A TOTAL OF 103 W&L STUDENTS EARN SCHOLAR-ATHLETE AWARDS

Apr 30, 2001

LEXINGTON, Va. -- Washington and Lee Director of Athletics Mike
Walsh has announced that 103 students earned Scholar-Athlete awards
during the recently completed winter term. The students are all
members of W&L athletic teams and achieved a grade point
average (GPA) of at least 3.500.

Seventeen of W&L's 23 varsity athletic programs achieved a
team GPA of at least 3.000, led by the women's cross country team
with a 3.468. The highest men's team GPA was men's cross country
with a 3.238 and no team recorded a GPA lower than 2.803.

The women's teams combined for a 3.152 GPA, while the men's
teams combined to post a 2.992 GPA.